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Sausage sandwich - nice!
I demolished the sandwich J.W....it didn't stand a chance !
1948: The Gleaner in Jamaica announces the arrival of Fleming and (still married) Lady Ann Rothermere the day prior. With photo.
2012: Journalists post an image of Daniel Craig at the Four Seasons (doubling for Shanghai) on the web--the first leak of Skyfall filming.
1947: Stuart Baird is born--Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.
1956: Ian Fleming begins writing From Russia With Love at Goldeneye.
1962: EON's crew arrives in Jamaica to start filming in 2 days' time. Monty Norman and wife--actress/singer Diana Coupland--also arrive on island this date.
2002: the scheduled start to filming Die Another Day.
1931: Derek Meddings is born--Pancras, London, England. (Dies 10 September 1995 at age 64--London, England.)
1964: Guy Hamilton takes a film crew to Miami and shoots aerial footage of the Fountainbleu Hotel.
1949: Caroline Munro is born--Windsor, Berkshire, England.
1962: Dr. No on location filming begins. Exteriors of Crab Key and Kingston, in the vicinity of the Fleming Goldeneye estate (and he was a frequent visitor with guests). Scenes filmed at Oracabessa, the Palisadoes strip, plus Port Royal in St. Andrew.
1981: Bernard Lee passes at age 73--Hampstead, London, England.
(Born 10 January 1908--Brentford, Middlesex, England.)
1998: Tomorrow Never Dies released in Brazil, Mexico, Poland.
2008: Mythbusters airs their James Bond Special: Part 1.
1962: The Gleaner reports that filming of Dr. No started the 16th at Palisadoes airport. Also noted are local casting, includes the beautiful 1961 Miss Jamaica 1961: Marguerite LeWars.
2012: Naomie Harris denies her Skyfall character is Miss Moneypenny.
2012: the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, England, opens its Bond in Motion display, a celebration of 50 Years of James Bond Movies with the largest collection of Bond film vehicles to date.
2018: Dynamite's James Bond: The Body goes on sale.
https://cbr.com/james-bond-the-body-1/
01.15.2018 by CBR Staff in Comic Previews Comment
James Bond: The Body #1
Story by Ales Kot
Art by Luca Casalanguida
Cover by Luca Casalanguida
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
3.99(USD) 2018-01-17
PART ONE – THE BODY
As Bond undergoes a post-mission medical examination, he relays the story of his previous mission to the examiner. Each cut, bruise, and broken bone connected to a specific event of the mission. A connection is made between two people with different purposes: one to save lives, the other to take them.
From writer Ales Kot (Secret Avengers, Zero) comes a James Bond story that explores the secret agent in ways that we have yet to experience!
1936: Joseph Rudyard Kipling dies at age 70--Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
(Born 30 December 1865--Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India.)
http://www.007museum.com/rudyard_kipling.htm
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Fleming had picked up number 007 from the title of a novel by the famous British writer and Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling (best known for "The Jungle Book"). Kipling wrote a short story that actually was called ".007", which is about a steam engine and is part of his collection of short stories The Days Framework, published in 1898. The steam engine is in the short story number 007, the short story has nothing whatsoever with agents or so to do.
Complete story linked here.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2569/2569-h/2569-h.htm#link2H_4_0009
1998: James Villiers dies at age 64--Arunddel, Sussex, England.
(Born 29 September 1933--London, England.)
1941: Putter Smith is born--Los Angeles, CA.
1981: the For Your Eyes Only production crew at Metoria, Greece, feels of the wrath of monks who place laundry and other eyesores on their dwellings to disrupt filming. A show of displeasure, potentially over to small a stipend paid to them by the producers. Filming continues nonetheless.
2015: to capitalize on Fleming and Bond material becoming public domain in Canada, Independent Toronto publisher ChiZine Publications announces Licence Expired: The Unauthorized James Bond. An anthology of short stories, available only in Canada.
2017: Anthony Horowitz announces on Twitter he's writing a second Bond novel due out October 2018.
1923: John McClusky is born--Glasgow, Scotland. (Dies 5 September 2006, age 83.)
https://mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=4069
08-Sep-2006 • Bond News
John McLusky, best known for his long tenure as James Bond comic strip artist, has died at the age of 83. He passed away on Tuesday 5th September 2006.
Four years before Sean Connery would bring 007 to the silver screen with "Dr No", Daily Express readers in the UK got their first sight of James Bond in 1958. The face John McLusky gave to Bond would be many people's first and lasting image of 007, including composer John Barry.
Above: John McLusky's representation of James Bond 007.
Fleming's first James Bond novel "Casino Royale" would also become the starting point for the newspaper series, with the first strip published in the Daily Express on July 7th 1958. Staff writer Anthony Hearne adapted the novel, and John McLusky was brought in to illustrate.
Initially sticking closely to Fleming's source material, the strips created by Hearne and McLusky were an instant success and boosted sales of the newspaper. The punchy, fast-paced style and daily "cliff-hangers" suited Bond's adventures perfectly.
McLusky teamed up with writer Henry Gammidge for the following seven years, recreating Fleming's novels and short stories in the graphic form almost chronologically (except for a one-off partnership of writer Peter O'Donnell with McLusky for 1960's "Dr. No" adaptation).
Thirteen adventures since the Express began publishing Bond strips back in 1958, Gammidge and McLusky stepped aside for the new team of Jim Lawrence and Yaroslav Horak as writer and artist respectively. In 1981, series writer Lawrence was then paired with the original strip artist John McLusky returning for a further four adventures.
As well as his long run as James Bond comic strip artist, McLusky also drew strips such as "Secret Agent 13" for Fleetway's "June" and illustrations for "Look and Learn", and also worked for 15 years on "TV Comic" with strips such as "Orlando", "Laurel & Hardy" and "Pink Panther". In the early 1980's he worked on Thames TV series "Hattytown". He the retired but was lured back in to action in 1986 when Gerald Lip, the Express strip Editor, asked him to draw the last James Bond strips, which he did for three years. He then regularly lectured in the History of Art and was also a Punch and Judy Professor and Puppeteer. He spent his final years taking it easy at his home due to heath reasons but enjoyed reading, meeting his friends and listening to his favourite Jazz collections.
John McLusky will be best remembered for giving to the world "the face of James Bond", and with Titan Books republishing the original strip adventures, fans old and new can enjoy his timeless work again.
Click here to read more about John McLusky's artwork and the James Bond comic strip series.
mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/index.php3
1998: Jack Lord dies at age 77--Honolulu, Hawaii. (Born 30 December 1920--New York City, New York.)
2006: Rose Alba dies at age 85--London, England. (Born 5 February 1920--Cairo, Egypt.)
2006: Swiss businessman pays $1.9 million (£1.1 million) for a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 coupe used to promote Goldfinger and Thunderball.
1922: Telly Savalas is born--Garden City, Long Island, New York.
(Dies 22 January 1994 at 72--Universal City, California.)
1942: Michael G. Wilson is born--New York City, New York.
1976: maiden flight of Air France's Concorde, by the first plane delivered in 1975. The route from Paris Charles de Gaulle through Dakar to Rio is the same route used by the arriving Concorde in Moonraker. The two weekly Air France flights from Paris to Rio continued through 1982.
2013: Skyfall released in China.
1977: Daily Express comic strip Ape of Diamonds finishes its run that started 5 November 1976.
Yaroslav Horak, illustrator. Jim Lawrence, writer.
(Born 21 January 1922--Garden City, Long Island, New York.)
1995: press meets the new Bond cast at EON Studios, Leavesdon.
2008: Bond fans notice the domain name of quantumofsolace.com as registered by Sony Pictures this date, leaking the title ahead of its 24 January press conference and official announcement.
1944: Maggie Wright is born--London, England.
1962: tonight plus two more nights Monty Norman supervises the music for the scene at Puss Feller's nightclub. Bond, Leiter, Quarrel, and that photographer in attendance.
1964: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover prepares a document regarding Harry Saltzman's request to use military aircraft (and intent to portray the FBI in a positive light) in the latest Bond film production.
mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/01/opening-the-james-bond-file/
Nick Redfern January 8, 2016
Have you ever wondered how government agencies react to seeing their employees portrayed in big-bucks movies? It’s an intriguing question. And so is the answer. In 2015, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, the FBI declassified its file on the creator of the world’s most famous secret-agent: James Bond, 007. We’re talking about none other than author Ian Fleming. The 25-page file makes for eye-opening, interesting, and entertaining reading.
An FBI document dated January 23, 1964 – and prepared by J. Edgar Hoover himself, for the Los Angeles and Miami offices of the FBI – states that one Harry Saltzman “…today contacted a representative of the Department of Defense in Washington requesting the use of military aircraft in connection with a movie based on the Pocket Book entitled quote Goldfinger unquote by Ian Fleming. Stated FBI would be depicted in movie in favorable manner.” And who, you may ask, was Harry Saltzman? None other than one of the leading figures in the production of such James Bond movies as Dr. No, From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, Live And Let Die, and The Man With The Golden Gun.
Ian Fleming and Harry Saltzman
The dossier on Fleming and his work continues: “Bufiles contain no derogatory information concerning Saltzman. Fleming is writer of paperback novels concerning spy stories in which his fictional character, James Bond, is the star, and they are generally filled with sex and bizarre situations. Los Angeles is instructed to advise the Bureau regarding any information in their possession regarding this proposed movie.”
Hoover added: “Miami is instructed to contact Saltzman who is residing at the Fontainebleau Hotel and vigorously protest any mention of FBI or portrayal of its agents in his proposed movie. You should bring forcefully to his attention the provisions of Public Law Six Seventy which prohibits the use of the words quote Federal Bureau of Investigation unquote or its initials in any manner without my written permission.” Clearly, Hoover was far from happy with the plans for Goldfinger.
2013: Hollywood buzz for the 2013 Oscars says a tribute to James Bond's 50th anniversary in film may assemble all six OO7 actors on stage.
1947: Ian Fleming enjoys a "bachelor sojourn" with Ivar Bryce and John Fox-Strangways at his recently completed Goldeneye estate, Jamaica. They drive to Montego Bay, northwest coast, to the opening of the Sunset Lodge Club.
The 'North Coast Jet Set' begins its reign.
1988: Pierce Brosnan appears in a Bond-inspired Diet Coke® ad.
It airs Super Bowl (XXII) Sunday--ninjas, train, and all.
2012: Omega Seamaster offers a James Bond 50th Anniversary Watch.
luxurylaunches.com/watches/omega_seamaster_james_bond_50th_anniversary_watch_sports_a_007_themed_dial.php
by kamakshi
The world was never enough for 007, and 50 years later, it seems it still hold true. As a p[art of the celebrations Omega will be bring out a “limited edition” Omega Seamaster James Bond 50th Anniversary Watch. While details remain sparse, some nice internet junkie has posted pictures of the stunning the Seamaster James Bond 50th Anniversary edition watch that sports “007″ theme on the dial and a “50″ marked in red on the bezel. The back case sports a true-blue Bond identity, the “bullet in a gun barrel” which marks the opening sequence in every James Bond movie. The bullet reads “50 years of James Bond.” The 41mm steel case watch will be limited to 11,0007 pieces and will run on the automatic mechanical Omega’s caliber 2507 co-axial movement.
1950: John Terry is born--Florida.
1955: Noel Coward writes a diary entry about his friend Ian Fleming.
2015: International Artists Management announces Brigitte Millar to play a villainous character in BOND 24.
1965: Alan Cumming is born--Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland.
1979: Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is born--Hammersmith, London, England.
2013: BOND 23 is declared the #1 successful Bond film--overtaking Thunderball.
2012: BOND 23 filming at Smithfield Market, OO7 travels to MI6's "new digs".
2013: Bernard Horsfall dies this date at age 82--Isle of Skye, Scotland.
(Born 20 November 1930--Bisshops Stortford, Herfordshire, England.)
1962: Ursula Andress arrives in Jamaica, stays at the Courtleigh Manor Hotel, Kingston.
1983: Varley Thomas dies at age 81--Ewell, Surrey, England.
(Born 29 November 1901--Wandsworth, Surrey, England.)
2007: Casino Royale released in Beijing, China.
1960: Diamonds Are Forever ends its run in the Daily Express (that began 10 August 1959).
John McLusky, artist. Henry Gammidge, writer.
2006: filming of BOND 21 begins.
2011: John Barry dies 30 January 2011 at age 77--Oyster Bay, New York.
(Born 3 November 1933--York, North Yorkshire England, (uncredited)
2012: Industry reports connect Javier Bardem to BOND 23.
1942: Daniela Bianchi is born--Rome, Lazio, Italy.
1962: The Daily Gleaner reports the arrival of Ursula Andress in Jamaica--she stays at the Courtleigh Manor Hotel, Kingston.
1970: Minnie Driver is born--Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
1973: B.J. Arnau films her Filet of Soul scenes at Pinewood Studios.
1960: The Daily Express begins the comic strip run of From Russia with Love, which ends 21 May.
John McLusky, artist. Henry Gammidge, writer.
Dear Friends,
Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I don't think so. I've just come back from The Sundance Film Festival. It was the first outing for my company Irish DreamTime with our independent film The Matador which was greeted warmly and heralded a great success. In fact, we sold out all eight performances and received a standing ovation!
From start to finish the movie was a joy to make. The cast and crew were a tight outfit. Of course when you only have a cast of three main characters, and when those players are actors like Greg Kinnear and Hope Davis, well, it was a walk in the park. We shot the entire movie in Mexico City in early spring of last year. The city and her people embraced us all, and in return we were seduced by her charms; it was truly a gifted time.
Immediately following Sundance, we sold our film The Matador, to none other than Mr. Harvey Weinstein at Miramax. To say that we are happy and overjoyed is an understatement. These moments must be cherished, shared, and enjoyed with friends as they don't come around that often.
Next up…
Irish DreamTime is going full steam ahead on Thomas Crown 2, AKA The Topaki Affair, along with Lochinvar and a few other projects we are developing. In the meantime, life is filled with family. This time at home away from the hustle and bustle of location life is wonderful. I could get used to it.
I would like to thank all of you who have supported me over the last year or so in regard to my playing Bond. It was a decade of my life that I will always hold dear to my heart and a time that will never be forgotten. And you dear friends stood by me throughout. Many, many thanks! But everything comes to an end, and one must accept this decision which cannot be dealt with in any other way but with some kind of grace and knowledge that I did the job to the best of my ability.
So let us all go out there into each new day and be great, to ourselves and each other.
Love and only love,
Pierce Brosnan
1981: Comic strip Doomcrack begins its run in The Sunday Express (ending 19 August 1981).
Harry North, illustrator (known for Mad Magazine film parodies). Jim Lawrence, writer.
John McLusky, illustrator. Jim Lawrence, writer.
(Born 5 October 1919--Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.)